Diomício Freitas Airport Explained

Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport
Nativename:Portuguese: Aeroporto Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha|italic=yes
Iata:CCM
Icao:SSIM
Lid:SC0009
Type:Public
City-Served:Criciúma
Location:Forquilhinha, Brazil
Timezone:BRT
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:92
Elevation-M:28
Coordinates:-28.7258°N -49.4247°W
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Label:CCM
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:09/27
R1-Length-F:5,144
R1-Length-M:1,568
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2016
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:59,865 24%
Stat2-Header:Aircraft Operations
Stat2-Data:2,876 13%
Stat3-Header:Metric tonnes of cargo
Stat3-Data:34 11%
Footnotes:Statistics: Infraero[1]
Sources: ANAC,[2] DECEA[3]

Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport formerly SBCM, is the airport serving Criciúma, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Forquilhinha. It is named after Diomício Manoel de Freitas (1911-1981), a local entrepreneur and politician.

It is operated by Infracea.

History

The airport was opened on December 17, 1979.

Between 2006 and 2016 the airport was managed by contract by Infraero, and between 2017 and 2020 by RDL Aeroportos. In 2020 Infracea became the new contractor.[4]

Airlines and destinations

No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Access

The airport is located 6km (04miles) from downtown Criciúma and 8km (05miles) from downtown Forquilhinha.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estatísticas . Infraero. 1 February 2017. 13 September 2019. pt.
  2. Web site: Aeródromos. ANAC. 22 August 2019. 17 September 2020. pt.
  3. Web site: Forquilhinha - Criciúma (SSIM). DECEA. 16 September 2023. pt.
  4. Web site: Aeroporto Diomício Freitas. Município de Forquilhinha. 18 September 2023. pt.